Key Stage 3
ENERGY:
EXTRA
CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
Equipment and Resources
Learning Objective
To further develop
learning from lessons
by introducing energy
issues into after school
or weekend activities
Aim
To create fun activities and
workshops to get children
thinking more about energy and
the environment in everyday life
Various – see individual activity guideline
sheets included
The guidance sheets are written so that each
activity can be run by a range of after school
clubs with different ages of children, not just
those participating in the energy lessons.
ACTIVITIES
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ACTIVITY
SHEET
Planning and holding a climate
related fun day
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Any club
The idea of this exercise is to get students to work
together to run a public event with stalls, workshops
and games to promote energy saving in their local
area. The students involved will develop marketing
and planning skills. The event can also be used to
showcase what they have been doing in their lessons.
Energy saving arts and crafts ideas
ART, CRAFT AND TEXTILES
This activity involves producing practical items which
can be used in the home to improve the comfort of
the occupants and save some energy. The separate
guidance sheet details a few activities, giving full
instructions, which can be run as part of an arts and
crafts club and/or sewing and textiles club.
The activities given are:
Activities can be broken down into the following
sections.
Planning
Publicity
The event
After the event
Making draught excluding snakes
Making thermal curtain linings
Making thermal radiator panels
Some ideas are given for tasks which children might
take on as part of each section on the separate
guidance sheet. Details of some games that the
students might like to run are also given.
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Key Stage 3
ENERGY:
EXTRA CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
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ACTIVITY
SHEET
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Building practical energy demonstrations
Science AND technology
This activity involves students producing models or
small pieces of kit that can generate energy. The aim
is to help students to understand how renewable
sources can be used to generate energy and some
of the technical and design considerations needed
to ensure robustness and efficiency of the kit.
The guidance sheet gives details of how to build 3
models.
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These are:
A solar oven
A solar powered boat
A wind turbine
All of these will require some health and safety
considerations with regards to the equipment
being used.
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